Basket

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Culture/People: Maidu
Possible collector: George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Previous owner: George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Honoree: George I. Lufkin, Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Previous owner: George S. Lufkin (George Schild Lufkin), Non-Indian, 1906-1992
Donor: George S. Lufkin (George Schild Lufkin), Non-Indian, 1906-1992

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George I. Lufkin (1868-1947, a basket collector who worked in automobile sales in California); inherited by his son, George Schild Lufkin (1906-1992); donated to MAI by George S. Lufkin in 1953 in memory of George I. Lufkin.
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Place: Central California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Maidu; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/2680
Barcode: 222680.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Willow, redbud
Techniques: Coiled
Dimensions: 17.7 x 17.4 x 12.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f406772-cb2f-49f2-9bf4-3bb0296f89fe

Record ID: NMAI_237534